National Women’s Hall of Fame

1 Canal Street, Seneca Falls

Tuesday – Saturday

11am – 4pm

(Closed Sunday and Monday)

Groups welcome! 

 

The National Women’s Hall of Fame will be OPEN July 5th from 1 – 6 pm and CLOSED July 5th.

Belva Lockwood
Born 1830
Achievements: Government
1983 Inductee
Annie Dodge Wauneka
Born 1910
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Sojourner Truth
Born c.1797
Achievements: Humanities
1981 Inductee
Mary Putnam Jacobi
Born 1842
Achievements: Science
1993 Inductee
Donna de Varona
Born 1947
Achievements: Athletics
2003 Inductee
Katherine Siva Saubel
Born 1920
Achievements: Arts, Education, Humanities
1993 Inductee
Anne Dallas Dudley
Born 1876
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Born 1890
Achievements: Science
2000 Inductee
Betty Ford
Born 1918
Achievements: Humanities
2013 Inductee
Fannie Lou Hamer
Born 1917
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Barbara Jordan
Born 1936
Achievements: Government
1990 Inductee
Diane von Furstenberg
Born 1946
Achievements: Arts, Business
2019 Inductee
Crystal Eastman
Born 1881
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Ernestine Louise Potowski Rose
Born 1810
Achievements: Humanities
1996 Inductee
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Born 1936
Achievements: Government, Humanities
1995 Inductee
Ruth Colvin
Born 1916
Achievements: Education
1993 Inductee
Mary Barret Dyer
Born 1611
Achievements: Humanities
2000 Inductee
Mary A. Hallaren
Born 1907
Achievements: Government
1996 Inductee
Beatrice A. Hicks
Born 1919
Achievements: Science
2001 Inductee
Henrietta Lacks
Born 1920
Achievements: Science
2020 Inductee
Mary "Mother" Harris Jones
Born 1837
Achievements: Humanities
1984 Inductee
Michelle Obama
Born 1964
Achievements: Arts, Humanities
2021 Inductee
Jane Cunningham Croly
Born 1829
Achievements: Arts
1994 Inductee
Antoinette Blackwell
Born 1825
Achievements: Humanities
1993 Inductee
Maggie Kuhn
Born 1905
Achievements: Humanities
1995 Inductee

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News & Events

Take Part in Convention Days Weekend

Each year, the Town of Seneca Falls comes alive in celebration of the anniversary of the the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention. This year is a special one as our nation commemorates both the 175th anniversary of the convention as well as the 100th anniversary of the...

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Join the 175th Anniversary Relay!

2023 marks the 175th anniversary of the first women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls, NY. To celebrate, the National Women's Hall of Fame is partnering with six organizations in in the area to host a 175 mile relay connecting important historical locations!...

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In Her Words: My Mother’s Story Is My Story

Our staff regularly hears from people who learn about the achievements of one of our Inductees and exclaim, “How did I not know about this person before now?”  Of course, we know the answer.  Women have been left out of the history books. Their contributions were not...

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